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Zones and Zone Restrictions The Electronic Arts campus has been divided into development Mzones," each of which incorporates the buildings, related parking and open space improvements, and any easements or ~ccompany- jng site improvements necessary for development within a zone as it is developed over time. This differs from a phasing plan in that, other than the development of the first zone, development of a zone can take place at any time and Electronic Arts will be given some limited flexibility to vary building sizes and heights within each zone. This allows the building development program to respon.d to a number of criteria, both market and design related, according to the following goals as agreed by R~dwood City and Electronic Arts: Adopt to future market conditions. . Allow variation in floorplate size. . . Allow variation in building height. Allow for cost effective buildings. . Optimize building structural system. . Accommodate geotechnical conditions across the site. Match capacities of Transportation Improvement Projects . Increase program based on specific improve- ments. . Tailor participation in improvements related to specific project benefit. Create a visually interesting setting. . Vary heights instead of maintaining same uniform height. . Create opportunity for one or more architec- turally distinguished corporate signature buildings . Improve on the collective image of Shores Business Park by adding a distinguished massing of buildings. . Taller buildings assemble development pro- gram vertically, conserving available ground plane as a project resource. Create more desirable open spaces. . Minimize shadowing of open spaces through use of adjacent low-rise buildings offset by taller building elsewhere on the site. . Minimize shadow impacts on surrounding residential buildings. Zone Restrictions The following restrictions for each zone have been developed as a means of guiding the future development of the campus with a range of per- formance expectations for height and program. The table illustrates the minimum and maximum amount of GBFA and building height for each zone in order to ensure that the Development will be balanced over the site and the final program will not exceed 1,000,000 square feet of GBFA with an additional 50,000 square feet of GBFA as an accessory building: ZONE RESTRICTIONS TABLE Buildings Height Program (# of stories) (sq. ft. GBFA) Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Zone 1 5 10 250,000 375.000 Zone 2 4 9 100,000 225,000 Zone 3 5 9 200,000 350,000 Zone 4 4 8 100.000 175,000 Maximum Permitted Program 1,000,000 sq. ft. GBFA The Zone Restrictions Plan illustrates the bound- /ary of each zone. . H" E.XHJBII__H 1